Morning Minutes: Oct. 9

Wednesday

Oct 9, 2013 at 8:05 AM

Word of the Day, Website of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today’s Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.

Word of the Day

albedo al-BEE-doh (noun) the white, inner rind of a citrus fruit; the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it; such a ratio for any part of the earth's surface or atmosphere. — www.dictionary.com

Website of the Day

Delicious

https://delicious.com/

“Never lose a link again,” Delicious touts. Do you stumble across tons of links during the day but don’t have time to read them all? This may be the site for you to keep things organized.

Number to Know

14 million: Beatles founding member John Lennon, if he were still alive, would have turned 73 today. His solo album sales in the U.S. have exceeded 14 million.

This Day in History

Oct. 9, 1989: An official news agency in the Soviet Union reports the landing of a UFO in Voronezh.

Today’s Featured Birthday

Comedian Nick Swardson (37)

Daily Quote

"I want to put a ding in the universe." — Steve Jobs

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